Cereal lovers could shell out more for muesli as cost of brazil nuts soars
by Sarah Butler from Environment | The Guardian on (#2E521)
Shoppers may be forced to forgo nut or pay more after warnings of second year of diminished crop
The price of brazil nuts could rise by more than a fifth after low rainfall hit production in Bolivia where more than half the global crop is grown.
The wholesale price of the large curved nut, which is popular for snacking and in muesli, has already risen by more than a quarter to $4.80 a pound (8.50 a kilogramme) since August after a poor harvest in 2016.